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Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Pierre-Auguste Renoir
- Études, femme au jardin
- Signed with the initial R. (lower right)
- Pen and ink, watercolor and pencil on paper
- 12 1/8 by 18 1/8 in.
- 30.7 by 46 cm
Provenance
Ambroise Vollard, Paris
Private Collection (and sold: Christie's, New York, November 15, 1990, lot 106)
Acquired at the above sale
Private Collection (and sold: Christie's, New York, November 15, 1990, lot 106)
Acquired at the above sale
Literature
Ambroise Vollard, La Vie et l'oeuvre de Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Paris, 1919, illustrated pp. 15, 35 & 248
Guy-Patrice & Michel Dauberville, Renoir, Catalogue raisonné des tableaux, pastels, dessins et aquarelles, vol. II, Paris, 2009, no. 1624, illustrated p. 575
Guy-Patrice & Michel Dauberville, Renoir, Catalogue raisonné des tableaux, pastels, dessins et aquarelles, vol. II, Paris, 2009, no. 1624, illustrated p. 575
Condition
Executed on buff laid paper. The sheet is t-hinged to a mount at two places along the top of the verso. There is staining from a previous mounting around the perimeter of the sheet. There are several extremely minor nicks and repairs around the perimeter of the sheet that do not in any way effect the image itself. The sheet is both mat stained and gently time-darkened. The medium remains strong and vibrant. There are some scattered studio stains and a few possible pindot repairs. However, overall the work is in very good condition.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Études, femme au jardin constitutes a series of charming studies of the artist's favorite subjects: women, children, flowers and the bourgeois classes in their leisure pursuits. Focusing in this case on gardening, we see the sheer joy of figures tending to the flowers and plants of their suburban Parisian gardens. A rare and compelling example of Renoir's proficiency and finesse as a draftsman, the present work offers rare insight of the artist's attention to form versus atmosphere with its attention to fine detail.